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Buying a home in Collyer, Kansas

The typical owner-occupied home in Collyer is worth about $84,100, 61% below the Kansas median of $217,200 and 75% below the national median of $332,700. The median household earns $76,667 a year, so the median home costs 1.1 times the median income (2.9 times for Kansas). 93% of occupied homes here are lived in by their owners, and 59% of those owners still have a mortgage.

Collyer at a glance

Collyer Kansas U.S.
Median home value $84,100 $217,200 $332,700
Median property tax paid per year – $2,798 $3,119
Median household income $76,667 $74,275 $80,734
Homes lived in by their owners 93% 67% 65%
Owner homes with a mortgage 59% 57% 61%
Median monthly costs, owners with a mortgage $775 $1,689 $1,963
Those costs as a share of the owners' income 13.1% 19.4% 21.0%
Median rent – $1,060 $1,413
Median year homes were built 1943 1976 1980
Vacant homes 36.2% 9.2% 10.1%
Population 69 2,947,197 334,922,499

What a typical home costs per month in Collyer

At this week's average 30-year rate of 7.11%, buying the median Collyer home of $84,100 with 20% down costs about $565 a month, including property taxes and insurance. With an FHA loan and 3.5% down, it's about $705, because the loan is bigger and FHA adds mortgage insurance.

Lenders usually want housing costs under about 28% of gross income, which means an income of roughly $24,203 for the 20%-down payment. That payment is 9% of the median Collyer household income of $76,667; at that income and 20% down, the 28% guideline points to a home of about $266,000.

20% down, 30-year conventional loan
Down payment$16,820
Loan amount$67,280
Principal and interest$453
Property taxes (1.10% a year)$77
Homeowners insurance (our estimate, 0.5% a year)$35
PMI$0
Total per month$565

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3.5% down, 30-year FHA loan
Down payment$2,944
Loan amount$82,577
Principal and interest$556
Property taxes (1.10% a year)$77
Homeowners insurance (our estimate, 0.5% a year)$35
FHA mortgage insurance$37
Total per month$705

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Questions about home buying in Collyer

What is the median home value in Collyer?

About $84,100 for owner-occupied homes, according to the Census Bureau's 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

What income do you need to buy a home in Collyer?

For the median home with 20% down at 7.11%, the payment is about $565 a month. Keeping that under 28% of gross income takes about $24,203 a year.

More about Collyer

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates; Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey, week of November 12, 2026. Estimates for small places have wide margins of error. About our data